divination
61divination — /dɪvəˈneɪʃən/ (say divuh nayshuhn) noun 1. the discovering of what is obscure or the foretelling of future events, as by supernatural means. 2. augury; a prophecy. 3. instinctive prevision. {Latin dīvīnātio, from dīvīnāre divine (def. 16)… …
62Divination — Acquiring knowledge about the future, or a distant place, through the use of Astrology, Augury, Cartomancy, Crystallomancy, Geomancy, Haruspication, Hepatoscopy, Oneiromancy, Ornithomancy, Sortilege, and Tongues. See Oracles …
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63divination — di|vi|na|tion sb., en, er, erne (spådom) …
64divination — Various human attempts to read and interpret the will of the gods and/or predict future events. In ancient Mesopotamia, specially trained priests or scribes, known as baru, closely studied the livers or lungs of sacred animals; the movements… …
65Methods of divination — This article is about the numerous varieties of divination. For divination as a whole, see Divination. Innumerable methods of divination can be found around the world, and many cultures practice the same methods under different names. During the… …
66Cowrie-shell divination — A throw of merindinlogun, resulting in four open shells (odù irosun). Cowrie shell divination refers to several distinct form of divination using cowrie shells that are part of the rituals and religious beliefs of several religions. Though most… …
67I Ching divination — Among the many forms of divination is a bibliomancy method using the I Ching (易經) or Book of Changes. The book is structured as 32 pairs of hexagrams, divided in half after the first 30. The text was a subject for civil service exams in Imperial… …
68Witchcraft and divination in the Hebrew Bible — This article discusses the Hebrew Bible. See Christian views on witchcraft for Christian interpretations. Various forms of witchcraft and divination are mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, generally with a disapproving tone. The masoretic text of the… …
69love divination — Of all the varieties of divination in English folklore, by far the most common is concerned with love, courtship, and marriage, and most regional collections include several examples. Love divinations take a wide variety of forms but the basic …
70Maya calendrical divination — is a subset of traditional beliefs, rituals and divinatory practices that are held or performed among various Maya communities in Guatemala and southern Mexico. The first thorough documentation of these practices was by anthropologist Barbara… …
